Rs 1.25 Lakh Crore Black Money Recovered By Government: Union Minister
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"PM has prepared a digital structure to make sure that good governance reaches every person in the country," he said.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said that around Rs 1.25 lakh crore of black money have been recovered by the Government so far and disproportionate assets worth Rs 4,600 crore have been attached.
Recalling a remark by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi where he said that only 15 paise of a rupee kept for the welfare of the poor reaches the poor, the union minister pointed out that "today 100 per cent amount reaches the beneficiaries through DBT (Direct Bank Transfers)."
"Then PM Rajeev Gandhi said that 85 per cent of schemes just go away and do not reach the people, but today Rs 26 lakh crore rupees have been directly transferred to people's account and the saving is close to Rs 2.25 lakh crore, so imagine that much of saving has to happen direct benefit to the people have received," the minister told ANI.
Speaking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Good Governance model, the Union minister said that the "PM has a clear vision that the country should not go towards shortcut politics but good governance."